Police are investigating why a driver did not stop at a stop sign along along U.S. 50, resulting in a crash that killed three people and injured a fourth.

Police are investigating why a driver did not stop at a stop sign along along U.S. 50, resulting in a crash that killed three people and injured a fourth.

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Updated: 12:40 PM EDT Apr 5, 2016

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WEBVTT MOBILEAPP FOR UPDATES ON BREAKING NEWSWHEN IT HAPPENS.INDIANA STATE POLICE ARE TRYINGTO FIGURE OUT WHY A DRIVERDIDN'T BRAKE AT A STOP SIGN --RESULTING IN THREE DEATHS,INCLUDING A SMALL CHILD. THE CRASH BETWEEN A SEMI AND CARHAPPENED ON U.S. 50, NEAR COUNTYROAD 300 WEST. WLWT NEWS 5'S BRIAN HAMRICK ISLIVE WITH THE NEW DETAILS ON THECRASH.BRIAN, GOOD AFTERNOON.BRIAN: GOOD AFTERNOON.IT WAS A VIOLENT COLLISION.THEY DO -- POLICE HAVE NOT YETRELEASED THE NAMES, BUT THEY SAYIT WAS A MAN, WOMAN, AND HERTHREE-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER.THIS IS THE INTERSECTION OF 350.THE CAR WAS COMING SOUTH,CROSSING 50.THE SEMI WAS TRAVELING FROM WESTTO EAST, AND THIS CAR COMES INFRONT OF HIM.DOES NOT STOP, ACCORDING TOPOLICE.THE SEMI CANNOT GET STOPPED, ANDYOU CAN SEE HOW THE ROAD IS SUNKDOWN, THE SEMI WOULD NOT OF BEENABLE TO SEE THE CAR CROSSINGUNTIL IT WAS RIGHT IN FRONT OFIT.THE TWO VEHICLES COLLIDED ATABOUT 1:30 IN THE MORNING, THECAR WAS HIT IN THE PASSENGERSIDE DOOR BY THE SEMI. THE IMPACT WAS SO POWERFUL, THFRONT BUMPER WAS SEPARATED FROMTHE CAR. IT CONTINUED FORWARD, ALONG WITHTHE HEADLIGHTS, THE CAR WASDRIVEN INTO A FIELD ABOUT 75YARDS FROM WHERE THE TWOCOLLIDED. GERALD JAHNIGEN: YOU SEE ITOCCASIONALLY, I'VE BEEN OUT HE-- OUT HERE FARMING BEFORE ANDYOU'LL SOMEBODY NOT EVEN STOP,JUST DRIVE ACROSS.BRIAN: NOT UNUSUAL THEN.GERALD JAHNIGEN: NO NOT REALLY. STOP SIGNS ARE THERE PEOPLE JUSTDON'T PAY ATTENTION.BRIAN: THE CLEANUP CONTINUESHERE.THEY HAVE A BACKHOE, THEY ARELOADING UP, THE VEHICLE WASCARRYING DRY HALL -- DRYWALL.ROUTE 50 IS PARTIALLY OPEN RIGHTNOW, BUT YOU STILL HAVE SOMEBACKUP IF YOU TRY TO COMETHROUGH HERE.DRUPAL'S TOMMY -- TROOPERS TELLME THEY WERE GOING TO HAVE THATOPEN PRE-SOON, BUT THEY'RE NOTSURE HOW LONG THE CLEANUP ISGOING TO TAKE.LIVE, BRIAN HAMRICK, WLWT NEWS5.